21 Reasons to Get Married

Why should you get married? Researchers Dr. Pat Fagan, Anne Dougherty, and Miriam McElvain have identified 162 reasons -- ranging from richer intimacy to better health, higher income and more successful kids. Here are 21 of their best reasons.

Reason to get married #9

Children from intact families have fewer behavioral problems in school. First-graders of married mothers are less likely to exhibit disruptive behavior, such as disobeying a teacher or behaving aggressively towards peers, than children born to cohabiting or single mothers. Adolescents from intact, married families are less like to be suspended, expelled, delinquent or experience school problems than children from other family structures.